What is a self-contained water purification system?
It’s a system that is capable of producing safe drinking water according to US Federal guidelines. This system in particular is a portable filtration system that can be assembled quickly and provide water aid for disaster relief. It is beneficial to a community after a disaster because it is powered by renewable energy. • Can you describe the system to me? The system weighs a total of 190 pounds. The set up requires only three people, without formal training, in 3 hours. The system isn’t hard to understand at all. Basically a 50 foot hose that is contacted to a 12 Volt submersible pump with a head of 230 feet is submerged into a well or stream. The pump will push the water into the sediment tank which allows the heavier particles such as sand to fall to the bottom. The remaining water will then travel through a couple of filters which will remove the metals. It will then travel through an Ultraviolet light which will kill the bacteria. The pump, UV light, and the systems controls will
